Forest Flash: January 2026
In this issue: facilitating the use of prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risk, welcoming new PFT Board Member Malcolm North, and conserving key salmon spawning in southern Oregon.
President’s Letter: Winter 2026
Hope in Challenging Times: Miracles can happen. This October, after a century, salmon returned to spawn up the newly undammed Klamath River.
Returning a piece of Yosemite to the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation
Overlooking Yosemite Valley and both forks of the Wild and Scenic Merced River, Henness Ridge is a place of extraordinary beauty and profound cultural and ecological significance.
States Embrace Natural Climate Solutions
As climate-driven disasters like wildfires and severe storms increase, states are intensifying restoration and conservation efforts to help nature help us.
Diversity on the Siskiyou Crest
PFT’s Mount Ashland Demonstration Forest (MADF) is a remarkably diverse mosaic of forest and meadows, both wet and dry.
A Bright Spot in a Divided Time: Advancing Forest Conservation through Bipartisan Leadership
In today’s polarized political climate, the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act represents a rare point of agreement — and a meaningful way forward for private forestland forest conservation.
